Turkey and United States End Diplomatic Row, Will Resume Full Visa Services

WorldNews Thursday, 28 December 2017 ()
Turkey and United States End Diplomatic Row, Will Resume Full Visa ServicesThe United States and Turkey are prepared to lift all visa restrictions on Thursday after Washington said that Ankara promised that no further U.S. mission staff would be targeted for performing their duties after two were detained in Istanbul earlier this year, according to Reuters. However, Turkey denied making such assurances in the diplomatic row after two local employees in Turkey at the U.S. consulate were held on suspicion of being tied to last year's failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The U.S. responded by suspending visa services at its missions in Turkey in October, with Turkey following suit. Washington said in November that it was restoring limited services after...
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 The United States says it will resume visa services in Turkey after an earlier diplomatic row over local employees. In October, Turkish authorities arrested a worker at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on suspicion of links to exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen. Gulen has been blamed for last year's failed...